〜か何か(かなにか)
Or something
About
The ~か何か pattern is a combination of the か particle (in this case, "or"), and 何か ("something"), and is used to express "or something". ~か何か attaches to a noun or casual form verb and marks it as a possibility, while also indicating uncertainty.
Often, ~か何か is used by the speaker to indicate a lack of conviction regarding a given statement.
~か何か is fairly casual in tone and is most commonly used in casual/polite conversation.
~か何か can be abbreviated to ~かなんか in spoken, casual situations.
~か何か attaches to nouns and casual form verbs.
E.g. あの人は、社内文書を他社に漏らしたか何かで、クビになったそうです。 "That person was fired because they leaked an inter-company document or something."
E.g. バスケの試合中に転んだかなんかで骨折したらしいよ。 "Apparently, they fell or something during the basketball game and broke a bone."
E.g. ピザか何かを持って行こうか? "Should we bring pizza or something?"
The ~か何か pattern is used to express "or something"
~か何か attaches to nouns and casual form verbs
~か何か can be abbreviated to ~かなんか in spoken, casual situations
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